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Medal commemorating the destruction of the English armoured cruisers 'Aboukir', 'Hogue' and 'Cressy', by 'U 9', 1914

Medal commemorating the destruction of the English armoured cruisers 'Aboukir', 'Hogue' and 'Cressy' by 'U 9', 1914. Obverse: An eagle, wings stretched, standing on a laurel branch, the sea below. Reverse: Inscription within a laurel wreath, 'U9 vernichtet am 22. Sept. 1914 3 eng. Kreuzer Abukir Hogue u. Cressy' ('U9' destroys on 22 Sept. 1914 three English cruisers, 'Aboukir', 'Hogue' and 'Cressy').
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Object Details

ID: MEC2424
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Hörnlein, F.
Places: Germany
Events: World War I: Sinking of Aboukir, Hogue and Cressy, 1914; World War I, 1914-1918
Vessels: Aboukir (1900); Cressy (1899) U9 fl.1914 (German) Hogue (1900)
Date made: 1914
People: Hörnlein, F.
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 30 mm